Telegram-herald., 1887-02-27
SCORED BY 4 SENATOR
Plumb s Reference 70 C0nsu- r
lar and Diplomatic Services
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81 iust0re eleei Reagan. Of Tesas snd Bate
II Tenaessee. were presented in the Senate
tddsy aud psosd on hie. Tie H5nss bil
fir settlement ot the claims " floria flr
s,lppressins lndi.n hosii.ilsz Wss repof.et
adversely on thr calendar. A nnulbsr ~
lis were reported iayorl3ly and placed on
the calendar A resolution insiruciins an
ilyssriga,ion Of the action Of the District Of
Columbia Founding Hospital. in refusing
aEimisslon t0 colored Orphans Va Adoptet.
Ir Plumb announced A disagreement u
TIE conference committee 0u the sHD DsloF
section OF the pos' Ohce Appropriation o4l
ahd = new conference vas 0rserea. The
consideration OF fh.. C0nsllsr aAt ppio-
I@atic 0il Uas then prnseeled With Sseat3f
Allison stated be hsu never known ilr ap-
prcpria,lon Dills 90 have been in sttc2
condition as they were to,.aT. so near t1e
time Tor adjournment ara tia. TIE eelate
could not ba b.aAed ior si Ee dli nD. be-
neFe II possible that tle Appropriation
COMMITTEES could gave the r-msluiur altr5-
prlatlOu bills The attention wf4gh they
should receive. although ihey Lad expressed
their willingness - work night and Gay.
Mr. Sherman arose ant returned his
thsnks for courtesy and ior'>~arancs 20 the
past. then Mr. INGALLS, advanced took the
oath, and after "A snort speech took has pos
itiOn. 4 vote Of thanks 10 Mr.. Sherman
was adopted unanimously
Consideration of the Consular aui GpiO-
matte bill was thea resumed. Nr. Beck. a
member of tho Committee on ADprOpria-
tons, said that this bill had been az -
this time rather unfortunate. The chair
man Of the Foreign Aiisirs cOmuIt;ee ~
the Houss Nj belmont had rep0rieS
well considered bill. but for some reason or
other the House had TAKEN hold Of II and
made of it a very incongruOus bill The
bill hal been torn all Ia pieces in the House
on the score of economy, or
some other pretense. SO that under II tie
business OF nle Government IN its foreign
relations could not be maintained. he
thought that his Republican colleagues 0n
the coumitteee had done good service 20
the country in reporting amendments 20
the Dill as they had done. Sir. Piatt ian
other member Of the Appropriation Com
mitteel, thanked the Senator fTOm Ken
lucky for las manly statement. lie Mr.
Plattl dia DOT believe the estimates OF the
State Department were too high Mr. Hale
another membe- Of the Appropriation
Committee said that the committee had
striveu to rescue the consular and dipl0-
matte service of the country from the torn
and maneied condition in which the House
bil hat lett d. il Toe important places ia
The consular service bad been selected by
premeIitation in order 10 0e stricken down,
the Inst Oi important cOnsulates that had
been ruthlesaly beaeadcd a, the other end
OF the Capitol would have been the same.
Mr. Cali argued thai the bin did not make
adequate provisions lOr the consular and
diplomatic service.
MF Salisbury defended the House of
Representatives from the criticism 20 which
it had been subjected lie thought il would
be wise for t.e appropriation committees of
both houses % confer together before any
appropriation bill was reported Nj
Plumb 10 member OF the Appropriation
COmmittee) spoke Of the consglar and 81
plOmatic service rs being in pretty bad
condition and SAID hes ha6 bis dosois As 10
the proprisfy X keeping up ne diplomatic
mart Of H. tie believed ,hsi diplomacy au
exaggerated form 0f lyfngj csg.1 be carried
or directly between the state deear .neuis
Of governments v .tk3It the intervention uf
III II.
but the consular service vas
very ifuror.Aut thing lie di1
lot believe 'hs. tie service haG ever been
what i' Dsght 80 be, becanse the Govern
Iuen. c0ali TOT -ef. iDr tAe salafcs eave
TIE services of p-Oper persons tie snclE1f
ihat iha rervics under the pre.enf admin
is.rafipu gas tae wcrst ia had ever been.
SIR PLUMB continued % criticize the dip.o
matte service and later ou sDose in terms
Uf riiruls of TIE American Minister ~
London and 0f his predecessor Mr. IoFell.
waD he slic Sas more proud of bear
citiasu ~ ihe Begubi,cof 'etfers ttan of lae
Eet1bac Of the Jritsi State InI some
American cnierprlte va rat me iha r91-
slIsr ard tipi1usiic service It EHe iu~ a.
well 80 lcave 10 I'm its pfeasnt rlie
ar call -rE~esied ss-csssi11lg fs4t
there vas up other "a ta elevate
fae C1rei'ar ard D1iom- IT. service er
renf g. hfre ihn Senator from ksU
eie el lre1dent ~ tlfe Jnts1 S.s'es Hr
Norrill saii ha hsi n9s cagglt tao remafts
% t1n Senator f-nm kalV4s hpt he Iairr-
stool ls.f thcf hs3 her1 De- - sterv ~
t1e American Minister Gre H1Esn3 Ieal
gentleman nss very ale iaWTer. one ot
fhe finest sffakers he hsi ever reari
learned man ard hrs recent c3rfe penaeaee
on f'o tsilerT question sagTes 5isn f0 ns
msn rf usrEei sniifV SIR perS -a
marked fha' hs ~ nsi SAID srvtaia-
puEa ~ f8e sh'it7 ~ ft n~sHent kfn
o. IuEis1d 10 ais ili-F1sal 7sfsae
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fart he'd rep-seatel las esrrfrv hrt ae
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